Why is it that when I merge a number from Excel into a Word doc that any time
the number in Excel includes even one a decimal it is merged into the Word
doc with several decimal places?

Debra Dalgleish posted this:

There's an article on the Microsoft web site that might help you:

Answer Box: Numbers don't merge right in Word
http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/as...164951033.aspx

And if you prefer the old Mail Merge helper, Word MVP Suzanne Barnhill
has instructions he

http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/C...ngWord2002.htm

about half way down the page.

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I often cheat instead of racking my brain.

I'll insert another column (probably hidden!) and use:
=text(a2,"00000")
(or whatever format I want)
and use that field in the mailmerge.

(Cheating doesn't bother me anymore <vbg.)

Patrick wrote:

Why is it that when I merge a number from Excel into a Word doc that any time
the number in Excel includes even one a decimal it is merged into the Word
doc with several decimal places?

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Dave Peterson

Thanks! Using DDE solved my problem once I knew how to do it!

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Debra Dalgleish posted this:

There's an article on the Microsoft web site that might help you:

Answer Box: Numbers don't merge right in Word
http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/as...164951033.aspx

And if you prefer the old Mail Merge helper, Word MVP Suzanne Barnhill
has instructions he

http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/C...ngWord2002.htm

about half way down the page.

==========
I often cheat instead of racking my brain.

I'll insert another column (probably hidden!) and use:
=text(a2,"00000")
(or whatever format I want)
and use that field in the mailmerge.

(Cheating doesn't bother me anymore <vbg.)

Patrick wrote:

Why is it that when I merge a number from Excel into a Word doc that any time
the number in Excel includes even one a decimal it is merged into the Word
doc with several decimal places?

--

Dave Peterson